Shocking machine



Mar. 2U, 1923. 1,449,265

W, H. cHURcg-i l SHOCKING MACHINE 'Filed June l, 1920 2 sheets-sheet l Marr. 20, 1923. RAMLQZS W. CHURCH SHOCKING MACHINE Filed June l, 1920 2 sheets-sheet 2 WILLIAJI HACKLY CHURCH, 0F SUPERB, SASKILTCHENAN, CANADA.

SHGKING DAGHNE.

Application filed J une l,

To @ZZ whom fit may concern,

Be it known that l, illu im: l'flixciirv CHURCH, ot the town oi superb, in the Province tlvzskatcliewan. Canadzu have invented certain new and uset'ul lmprovements in lShocking lilachines, of which. the hillowing is the specification.

'll he invention relates to improvements in shocking machines and particularly to ashocking machine baslet and the principal object ot' the invention is to improve the structure of the basket of the machine previously invented by ine and as fully set torth and described in my prior application No. 228,843 tiled the 16th April, 1918, and in the following manner To provide a head guard for the sheaves, to provide a means for effectively gripping and compressing the assembled sheaves in the basket, thereby drawing their heads together and spreading` their butts, such oc curring during the initial dumping movement ot the basket and to provide means to give the butt oic the shock an inclined or slanting base prior to depositing.

lilith the above more important objects in view the invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction ot' parts hereinafter more particularly described and ater pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in' which Fig. l is a plan view of the shocker trame and the basket, the basket being in sheaf receiving position.

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed plan view et the basket.

Fig. lis an enlarged detailed side view ot the basket.

5 is a vertical sectional view at *t3-H5. Figure l through the basket showingthe pressure ingers in full outline in open position and in dotted outline in closed position.

Fig. 6 is a. further vertical sectional view at 6-6, Figure 1l through the basket showing the pressure bars in full outline in open position and in dotted outline in closed position.

Fig. 7 lis an enlarged vertical sectional view through the spring casing associated with the pressure lingers.

Fig. 8 is a 'front view of the pressure spring associated with the crank arm.

1920. Serial No. 385,664.

ln the drawings like characters of retcrence indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

As herein before intimated this invention relates to an improvement in the basket and whilst l .have .herein shown other parts oic the shocking machine l have not consid red it necessary to enlarge upon their description as those parts other than the basket herein shown are identical to those previously shown and described in my prior application numbered as above.

The sheaf receiving and shocl';r forming basket l is pivotally suspended iirom the shocker frame 2 by a basket shaft 3 which passes under the basket more or less centrally of the length thereof and is suitably fastened thereto and has the ends project ing horizontally and mounted in suitable bearings il, 5 and 6 provided on the shocker frame.

This arrangement is such that in the rotation of the basket shaft the basket is dumped. On the outer end of the shatt a ground wheel 7 lis rotatably mounted and a suit-able connection. is provided for connecting 'the wheel to the shaft to effect the turning of the basket at a proper instant and for ilisengaging the wheel to allow it to turn tree during the interval that the basket is being' iilled.

A butting plate 8 is located at the butt end of the basket, such being` carried by the frame and the opposite sides ot the basket carry rotatably mounted operating shafts 9 and l0 which are carried in suitable bearings secured to the edges ot the baslre rlhese sha'lts are fitted with outwardly extending cranks 9 and l0 which are de signed to engage with striker plates ll and. l2 secured permanently to the shocker frame and entend downwardly in rearwardly curving` guides ll and l2.

The latter arrangement is such that when the basket turns to dump the shock the cranks initially turn the shafts 9 ai fl i? and then hold the shafts in turned position to a period orP time as controlled by the length or the guides. l

The new features off my inventionwhich relate specifically to the basl-et are now described in detail y At the head eno ot the-basket l locate a head guard or ,hood 13 whichis formed ill from an upwardly arched bar 14 having the ends permanently secured at 15 to the sides of the basket and fillers 16 in the form ol' wires passing vertically from 'the'bar'l to the end or' the basket. This head guard or hood prevents Athe sheaves irom slipping endwise, lining them up so to speak.

Somewhat slightly in advance ofthe centre of the basket and crossing the same l locate an rupwardly extending somewhat in-` clined spacerplate 17 which is ypermanently secured in place and servesto form a rest or support for the shea-ves deposited in the basket, the said -plateengagingthe sheaves approximately at the point wherewthey are customarily bound or tied. Directly in advance olf' this spacer plate and at `opposite sides of the basket l provide a pair of pressure fingers 18 and 19, the fingers being pivotally mounted on pivot pins 20"and 21 provided on the basket bottorn. v

' Here it is to be observed thattliese pressure ingers are slightly bowed in opposite directions, the upper tips being out-turned to (prevent impaling of the down-coming sheaf whilst thelower ends are `projected through suitable slots ,provided in the bottomov the basket and iorm in each instance Va lever arm22 which controls the movement of the linger. The 'lever arm olithe `linger 1S is connected lby a link 23 passing crosswise Aunderneath the basket to a bell crank .24: pivotally mounted at the opposite side of the `basket and having the upper end thereof contained within the basket and connected pivotally at Q5 to one end of a presj sure jaw 26, the other end of which is pivotally connected at 2 to vthe lower part or the linger 18 ina location within the lmsket and above the pivot '20.

The latter structure is duplicated in connection with the linger 19 and lever `arm thereof, providing a second pressure j au' 28 within the basket corresponding 'to that 26, Both the .pressure jaws lie normally in 4the bottom of the basket and are fitted with aseries of upwardly extending prongs 29, the,

pointsA of which are `normally :located below the plane of the upper ,edge of the spacer plate.

To each of the shafts 9 and 1() l secure permanently an outwardly extending crank and the crank is connected to the lever arm of' the adjacent vp ressure linger in each` instance by a give and vtake connection ein-v y bod in a s rin casi'n" 3]. containing a Y .g P .g i e compression spring' 32, ythe compression spring operating 'between the 4upper closed end of the casing. and a plunger '33 'located on a plunger rod 311 which extends upis connectedto the end of the crank 30. The

35""t'o the adjacent lever arm F22. rdj-usting nuts 36 are provided on the rod 3K4 so that one can limit the inward or downward movement of the plunger. The shafts 9 and 10 are maintained normally in a position such that the cra-nk ends 9 and 10 thereof extend horizontally outwardly, jthis being accomplished'by the action of a spring 37 mounted on each shaft and provided with extending legs 38 and 39 engaging the inner vside of rthe basket andwith a. central upwardly extending part 40 which is engaged with a fixed arm 4:1 extending from the shalt. j

lVhen the cranks 9 and 10 are in the normal position as just explained the lin-` gers 18 and 19 are open andthe jaws QG and 28 are down. However, upon the 'basket being dumped and the shafts 9 and 10 being rotated the kcranks 30 are swung upwardly in respect to thebasket and in swinging up-y wardly pull the lever arms 22 upwardlyand in so doing not only closejthe pressure fingers in around the contained shock but also raisethe jaws 26 and 28 underneath the shock so that the shock'is actually, grasped tightly and pressed between the fingers and the jaws, this all occurring in `the initial dumping movement of the basket.

Here it' is 'to ybe noticedv that the prongs will pierce'the shock and this togetherwith the gripping action of the fingers and jaws positively prevents the shock from slipping and being prematurely dropped on the ground. v

Further it is to be observed that the ai-,

-angement provided allows the llingers and jaws to accommodate .themselves "to lthe size of the shock inthe basket. rFor example, `if the shock is a large one the ullmovement olf the cranks '30 is provided jr'or, as is also the proper gripping of the shock by ythe `fingers and jaws but as the yn'ioveinent oit the lingers such that the l*heads of the sheaves are squeezed more or lless tightly together which results in the spreading ofthe butts of the shock which is a valuable feature.

and al consequent large *butt to 'the ico in uw am@ the shoe; is a be seperate, f

this occurring when the cranks 9 and 10,

escape from the lower ends of the curved extensions 11 and 12', iitj will be apparent that the fingers and f'jaws are released 4to i opener return te 'their original positonjas -obvicusl-y'tlie 4nistant the 4fraai-fiks9 'and .10"

clear from the extensions the main controlling springs 37 will act to return the shafts 9 and l0 to their original positions and in returning the shafts will effect the swinging of the cranks and the resultant opening movement of the jaws and fingers.

it the time of depositing the sheaf the spacer plate performs an vimportant function, that is, it acts as a guard, holding the shock clear of the prongs 29, the jaws in opening withdrawing so that they are not exposed beyond the inner edge of the spacer plate.

lithin the rear part of the basket, that is to say in a location to the rear of the spacci' plate, I provide also apair of pressure bars 42 and 43 which are similarly constructed, each being more or less of a U- shape. @ne end of each bar extends upwardly above the side of the basket and the other end is pivotally mounted to the opposite side of the basket as indicated at 44.

To each of the shafts 9 and 10 I secure perm-anently a further pair of outwardly eX- tending` cranks 45 and 46, the crank 45 being connected by a link 47 to the adjo-ining upper part of the pressure bar 42 whilst the crank 46 is connected by a link 48 to the adjoining upper part of the pressure bar 43. rIlhese pressure bars are normally open in the sheaf receiving and shock forming position of the basket and upon the initial dumping movement of the basket it will be obvious that the cranks 45 and 46 in swinging upwardly will act through the links to move the pressure bars to a position such as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 6. In this position it will be seen that the lower parts of the pressure bars, whilst acting to squeeze the sheaf together, act also to raise the shock as the under parts of the said bars have actually risen from the bottom of the basket. As the head of the shock is already grasped by the pressure fingers and the jaws the raising movement of the bars 42 and 43 acts to slant or incline the bottom or base of the shock butt. Consequently when the shock is subsequently deposited it drops on the inclined base and the momentum of the deposited shock does not upset the shock but rather simply corrects the base so that the deposited shock stands in the upright position.

rIhis is a very important feature as it f enables me to set up all shocks under normal conditions in a field.

Whilst I have described the various parts in detail it will be readily understood that the details thereof could be re-adily changed without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the accompanying claims.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shock forming basket, means for gripping and compressing` the head ofthe contained shock and upwardly movable means underlying the butt end of the shock.

2. In a horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shock forming basket, means for gripping and compressing the head of the contained shock and means underlying the butt end of the shock and designed to close around the butt end and at the same time raise the butt end.

3. In a horizontally disposed sheaf rcceiving and shock forming basket, a pair of normally open upwardly extending pressure lingers carried by the basket and located towards the head end of the contained shock, a pair of pressure jaws located in the bottom of the basket and underlying the shock and means for simultaneously raising the jaws and closing the fingers to grip and compress the head end' of the shock.

4. In a horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shock forming` basket, a pair of normally open upwardly extending pressure fingers carried by the basket and located towards the head end of the contained shock, a pair of pressure jaws located in the bottom of the basket and underlying the shock, means for simultaneously raising the jaws and closing the fingers to grip and compress the head end of the shock and prongs eX- tending upwardly from the jaws and extending into the shock.

5. In a horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shock forming basket, a pair of normally open pressure fingers located towards the head end of the contained shock, a pair of pressure jaws within the basket and underlying the head of the shock and associated with the fingers, said fingers and jaws being arranged so that upon the lingers being closed inwardly the jaws rise from the bottom of the basket.

6. In a horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shock forming basket, a pair of normally open pressure lingers located towards the head end of the contained shock, said lingers being each separately pivoted to the basket and having` their lower ends projecting through the bottom of the basket to provide lever arms, a bell crank pivotally mounted in the bottom of the basket, there being a bell crank opposing each pressure finger, cross links connecting the lever arms with the bell cranks a pair of pressure jaws within the basket and underlying the head of the shock, said jaws being connected pivotally to the bell cranks and to the pressure fingers and means for manipulating the lever arms at a predetermined instant to actuate the pressure fingers and jaws.

7. In a horizontally disposed sheaf receiving and shock forming basket, a pair of normally open pressure fingers located towards the head end of the contained shock, said fingers beingv each separately pivoted to the basket andv having their "lower ends projecting through the bottom odl the basket to provide lever arms, a yhell crank pivotal'ly mountedin vthe bottom ofthe lbasket, there `being La bell crank-.opposing `each pressure linger` eross links connecting the lever arms With tlie'bell cranks, a pai-r et pressure jaws Within the basket ,and 'underlying the head of the shock, said 'jav\is"bei11g connected pivotally to the bell cranks and `tothe pressure lingers, 4an opera-'tingrod rotatably mounted on each side ol `the baske"t means torV turningthe rods in the dumping oit "the-basket, a crank extending from veach rod, a .give

and take connection between the cranks and l the lever arms `and spring means normally maintainingthe levers 'in a set initial position. f

r8. In za rhorizontallv `disposed she'ai receiving `and shook formingbasket, coacting pressure lingers and jaws located Aand inanlpulateol to lgrasp the head end of the contained shock and compress and hold the the bottom of the 'basket and located adjoin ingl the jaws land' behind which the jaws retraet When released from the shock.

9. A device as set 'forth in claim 3,`inelud ing means for holding the shook clear of the pressure 1jawsvvhen the latter are disposed in inoperative position yas in forming the sho'ck.y .V

4'Signed at Winnipeg, 'this le day May 19420. v

WILLIAM HACKLY CHURCH. In'the presence oi:- I

G. Roxemidift, K. B. WVAKEFIELD. 

